1983 1000km of Silverstone

Map of the Silverstone Circuit (1975-1986)

The 1983 Grand Prix International 1000 km was the second round of the 1983 World Sportscar Championship and 1983 European Endurance Championship. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain on 8 May 1983. The event was won by the No. 2 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 driven by Derek Bell and Stefan Bellof.[1][2][3]

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 C 2 Germany Rothmans Porsche United Kingdom Derek Bell
Germany Stefan Bellof
Porsche 956 212
2 C 8 Germany Sorga SA France Bob Wollek
Sweden Stefan Johansson
Porsche 956 212
3 C 14 United Kingdom Canon Racing Netherlands Jan Lammers
Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Porsche 956 205
4 C 18 Germany Boss-Obermaier Racing Germany Axel Plankenhorn
Germany Jürgen Lässig
Germany Harald Grohs
Porsche 956 201
5 C 21 Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Australia Alan Jones
Australia Vern Schuppan
Porsche 956 201
6 C 42 United Kingdom Richard Cleare United Kingdom Tony Dron
United Kingdom Richard Cleare
Porsche CK5 197
7 C 39 United Kingdom Viscount Downe with Race Petroleum United Kingdom Ray Mallock
United Kingdom Mike Salmon
Nimrod NRA/C2 184
8 C 11 United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick Racing United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
United Kingdom David Hobbs
Porsche 956 180
9 C Junior 63 Italy Jolly Club Italy Carlo Facetti
Italy Martino Finotto
Alba AR2 172
10 B 89 Denmark Team Castrol Denmark Jens Winther
United Kingdom David Mercer
Germany Wolfgang Braun
BMW M1 169
11 B 88 Germany Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH Germany Edgar Dören
Germany Hans Christian Jürgensen
Italy Antoniella Mandelli
BMW M1 169
12 C 55 United Kingdom François Duret United Kingdom Mike Wilds
United Kingdom François Duret
United Kingdom Ian Harrower
De Cadenet Lola 167
13
DNF
C 41 United Kingdom Emka Productions Ltd. United Kingdom Tiff Needell
United Kingdom Jeff Allam
United Kingdom Steve O'Rourke
EMKA C83/1 165
14 B 93 United Kingdom Charles Ivey Racing United Kingdom John Cooper
United Kingdom Paul Smith
United Kingdom David Ovey
Porsche 930 159
15 B 92 Germany Georg Memminger Germany Georg Memminger
Germany Heinz Kuhn-Weiss
Porsche 930 149
16 B 92 Germany Bernd Schiller Germany Günter Steckkönig
Germany Bernd Schiller
Porsche 930 148
17
DNF
C 1 Germany Rothmans Porsche Belgium Jacky Ickx
Germany Jochen Mass
Porsche 956 114
18
DNF
C 52 Italy Grifone/Sivama Italy Joe Castellano
Italy Duilio Truffo
Lancia LC1 98
19
DNF
C 51 Italy Grifone/Sivama Italy Massimo Sigala
Argentina Oscar Larrauri
Lancia LC1 94
20
DNF
C 15 Germany Joest Racing Belgium Marc Duez
Belgium Philippe Martin
Belgium Jean-Michel Martin
Porsche 936 77
21
DNF
C 4 Italy Martini Racing Italy Michele Alboreto
Italy Riccardo Patrese
Lancia LC2-83 74
22
DNF
C 12 Germany Joest Racing Germany Volkert Merl
Germany Clemens Schickentanz
Germany Hans Heyer
Porsche 956 74
23
DNF
C 5 Italy Martini Racing Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani
Italy Teo Fabi
Lancia LC2 54
24
DNF
C 47 United States Henns' T-Bird Swap Shop United States Preston Henn
United Kingdom Guy Edwards
United Kingdom Rupert Keegan
Porsche 956 54
25
DNF
C 35 Switzerland Brun Motorsport GmbH Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Switzerland Walter Brun
Sehcar SH C6 32
26
DNF
C Junior 60 Japan Mazdaspeed Japan Yojiro Terada
United Kingdom Pete Lovett
Mazda 717C 32
27
DNF
B 95 France Equipe Alméras Frères France Jean-Marie Alméras
France Roland Biancone
France Jacques Guillot
Porsche 930 7
DNS B 91 Germany Edgar Dören Germany Helmut Gall
United States Margie Smith-Haas
Porsche 930 0
DNS C Junior 62 United Kingdom Manns Racing United Kingdom David Palmer
United Kingdom Roy Baker
Harrier RX83C 0
Source:[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "1983 Silverstone 1000Kms | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. ^ a b "Silverstone 1000 Kilometres 1983 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars".
  3. ^ "Looking Back At The 1983 1000 km Of Silverstone | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  4. ^ "Silverstone 1000 Kilometres 1983 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars".